How to pause your computer before it can boot to your Operating System or drives.

by Johnson Yip on November 10, 2009

in Computer, Computer Certifications, Hardware Tutorials, Internal PC Parts, Peripherals & Accessories, Software, software tutorial, System Utilities, Tech Tutorials

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A lot of the time, I find going into the BIOS very frustrating because I can’t remember which key I press to go into the BIOS during my computer start up event. There are instructions on the PC start up screen, but the start up process is so fast that I can’t read everything, or I can’t find the key to get into the BIOS fast enough to go into the BIOS/CMOS.

I found a way to pause the computer from loading my PC OS or drives by pressing the Pause/Break key immediately after I turn on myÂ computerÂ on the keyboard. The pause key is located on the upper right corner on most keyboards, and are next to the num lock light.

Now I can easily press the Pause key andÂ go into my BIOS with no worries of not havi9ng enough time to press the BIOS entry key.

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